10+ hour, 17+ min ago   (846+ words) A team of women in Pittsburgh has come together through dragon boating, united not by their love of the sport but by the shared experience of facing life-altering diagnoses. On summer evenings along the Allegheny River, Mary Radacosky and her…...

18+ hour, 10+ min ago   (626+ words) New blood tests that might predict Alzheimer’s years before symptoms begin may sound tantalizing for people who worry about later-in-life dementia. But doctors say they aren't quite ready yet — and besides, you do not need a test before trying to…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (678+ words) Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said despite high healthcare spending, the U.S. is failing its children on an unprecedented level. “This country pays two to three times what every developing nation in the world pays, and yet we have the sickest…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1116+ words) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that exposure to rabies appears to be on the rise across the country. Related video above | Maryland officials caution amid string of rabid animal incidents During that time, the CDC said,…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (568+ words) A California couple's surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child, who was born with a serious heart defect. McKenna West filed the emergency…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (794+ words) On Sept. 11, 2001, a yellow Labrador retriever guide dog led her blind owner Michael Hingson down 78 floors of the north tower of the World Trade Center. Now, 25 years later, Hingson is reflecting on the attacks and remembering his life-saving companion. Hingson,…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (251+ words) Singer Billy Joel recently revealed that he underwent brain surgery. The "Piano Man" singer on Wednesday opened up about his health on his SiriusXM channel. Video above: Neurologist explains the illness that caused Billy Joel to cancel his tour Last…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1706+ words) When you have blood drawn during a routine doctor’s visit, some of the markers that get tested could hold unexpected clues to how likely you are to develop colorectal cancer at a young age, new research suggests. Related video above:…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (150+ words) A new study suggests that exposure to light during sleep, even at low levels, may negatively impact heart health. Related video: Sleep hacks, simple tips for the best rest Researchers analyzed the sleep patterns of more than 11,000 people without heart…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (464+ words) Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, it's the first scenes that still loom large in many Americans' memories. The moments of impact. The clouds of smoke. The sight of survivors holding cloths to their mouths. Those moments, however, have ballooned into…...